The civil rights leader says legal threats will not distract from questions surrounding the Mississippi teen’s unexplained death. Rev. Al

The Rev. Al Sharpton on Tuesday issued a statement describing the demands in an intent to sue letter in connection with the death of Nolan Xavier Wells as “meritless” and said that he will “neither be silenced nor retract statements he did not make.”

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The leader of the National Action Network was given a 10-day deadline to publicly apologize, retract, delete alleged defamatory statements.

The public fight over the death of Mississippi teen Nolan Wells is showing no signs of slowing down. After weeks of calls for answers, criticism of the investigation and growing tensions between advocates and people close to the case, the dispute has ...

Rev. Al Sharpton is lending his support to Wendy Williams. The civil rights and social justice activist arrived to her living quarters at The Coterie assisted living facility in Hudson Yards on Thursday, after she called him to help her fight for her ...

After Nolan Wells‘ three friends who retained legal representation following the teenager’s mysterious death said they plan to sue Rev. Al Sharpton, the civil rights activist fired back. Sharpton’s